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The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.


“The Broadway smash of 1953 comes to the small screen.”
Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.

Rosalind Russell
Ruth Sherwood

Sydney Chaplin
Robert Baker

Jacquelyn McKeever
Eileen Sherwood

Joseph Buloff
Mr. Appopolous

Dort Clark
Chick Clark
Jordan Bentley
Wreck
Cris Alexander
Frank Lippencott
Michele Burke
Helen Wade
Jack Fletcher
Night Club Patron

Ted Beniades
'Speedy' Valenti
Wonderful Town is a music, comedy, romance, tv movie film released in 1958 exploring themes of new york city, musical, based on play or musical, ohio, live broadcast, broadway musical. Directed by Mel Ferber, it stars Rosalind Russell, Sydney Chaplin, Jacquelyn McKeever. Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.
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